RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Claressa Shields brought one gold medal to the ring with her and left with two hanging around her neck after retaining her Olympic middleweight title and making U.S. boxing history on Sunday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Two-time boxing gold medallist Claressa Shields said she hoped her victories would help inspire other young black American women to reach for success.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Uzbekistan's Fazliddin Gaibnazarov won the Olympic light-welterweight gold by beating Azerbaijan's Cuban-born Lorenzo Sotomayor Collazo on a 2-1 split decision on Sunday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Uzbekistan's Shakhobidin Zoirov won the men's Olympic flyweight boxing gold medal on Sunday with a unanimous points victory over Russia's two times world champion and 2012 bronze medallist Misha Aloyan.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - France hailed a golden couple after Tony Yoka saw off Britain's Joe Joyce on Sunday to add the men's Olympic super-heavyweight title to the women's lightweight gold won by girlfriend Estelle Mossely.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Latest news from the 16th and final day of competition at the Rio Olympics on Sunday (all times GMT):

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - France's Tony Yoka beat Britain's Joe Joyce to win the men's Olympic super-heavyweight title on Sunday and match the lightweight gold medal won by girlfriend Estelle Mossely earlier in the week.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Uzbekistan's Shakhobidin Zoirov won the men's Olympic flyweight boxing gold medal on Sunday with a unanimous points victory over Russia's two times world champion and 2012 bronze medallist Misha Aloyan.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Latest news from the 15th day of competition at the Rio Olympics on Saturday (all times GMT):